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Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Elena Moore The National Archives has published thousands of newly digitized documents relating to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as part of a directive by President Trump. The release on Monday follows through on an executive order Trump signed days into his second term, requiring the release and declassification of records…
Caracas releases 10 Americans as Venezuelans freed from El Salvador jail
Scores of Venezuelans deported by US to El Salvador repatriated as Marco Rubio hails return of Americans Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans on Friday in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The resolution represents a diplomatic achievement for…
Hamas releases names of hostages due for release on Saturday
Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, after days of fears over the future of the ceasefire. They are Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn, and US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen. Israel has said it will resume bombing if the three are not…
Refugee’s justice hopes ‘crushed’ after Italy releases Libya war crimes suspect
David Yambio says Rome ‘has blood on its hands’ after freeing police chief he alleges beat him in Tripoli prison A man who says he experienced abuses at a notorious prison in Tripoli at the hands of the head of Libya’s judicial police, Osama Najim, has said Italy has “crushed” his hopes for justice by…
Hamas releases 4 more hostages as part of ceasefire agreement with Israel
Jerome Socolovsky Four female soldiers taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023 incursion into southern Israel by fighters belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza have won back their freedom. Liri Albag, 19; Karina Ariev, 20; Daniella Gilboa, 20 and Naama Levy, 20, were handed over to representatives of the International Committee of…
Italy releases Iranian man wanted by U.S. over drone attack that killed 3 soldiers
By Rebecca Rosman Italy on Sunday released an Iranian businessman detained last month over his alleged involvement in a drone attack that killed three American service members and wounded dozens more. Mohammad Abedini, 38, was arrested in Milan in December on a warrant and extradition request made by the U.S. Department of Justice. The U.S.…
Hamas releases video of Israeli hostage Liri Albag as ceasefire talks resume
Hamas has released a video showing a 19-year-old Israeli captive, as indirect talks between the group and Israel on a ceasefire and hostage release deal resume in Qatar. The footage shows Liri Albag calling for the Israeli government to reach a deal. She was taken hostage along with six other female conscript soldiers at the…
New Orleans coroner releases identities of most truck attack victims
More than half of the 12 identified were from local areas and all ranged in age from 18 to 63 The New Orleans coroner’s office has released the identities of most of the 14 people killed in the deadly truck attack aimed at New Year’s Day revelers on the city’s famous Bourbon Street. More than…
US releases one of longest-held Guantánamo Bay detainees to Tunisia
Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi was held without charge for more than 20 years as prison facilitates burst of transfers A Tunisian national who had become one of Guantánamo Bay’s longest-held detainees has been released from the US military compound, the Pentagon announced on Monday night. Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi was transferred to his home country…